MVN 16, 0758 (P118806)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Um 0758

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. gesz 1(gesz2)
2. gesz 5(u)
3. 6(disz) gesz 4(u)
4. 2(u) 4(disz) gesz 3(u)
5. 2(u) 2(disz) gesz 2(u)
6. 2(u) 1(disz) gesz 1(u) 5(disz)
7. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 2(disz) gesz 1(u)
8. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 5(disz) gesz 5(disz)
  erased line
9. 6(disz) gesz 2(disz) sila3#
10. x
11. x
reverse
  blank space
1. szunigin 9(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 2(disz)# [sila3 zu2-lum gur]
2. ur-iszkur x [...]
3. iti min-[esz3]
4. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P118806

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum Number Ist Um 0758
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 037226

References

  • primary: MVN 16, 758

    [Waetzoldt1994MVN16] Waetzoldt, Hartmut, and Fatma Yıldız. 1994. Die Umma-Texte Aus Den Archäologischen Museen Zu Istanbul. Band II (Nr. 601-1600). Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 16. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:54:09 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:44:26 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:22:17 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:27:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 18:51:25 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 16, 0758 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P118806.
MVN 16, 0758 artifact entry (No. P118806). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P118806
MVN 16, 0758 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P118806 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 16, 0758 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P118806},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P118806},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P118806
LB  - CDLI:P118806
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - MVN 16, 0758 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P118806
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 16, 0758 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P118806.
MVN 16, 0758 artifact entry (No. P118806). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P118806
MVN 16, 0758 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P118806 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 16, 0758 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P118806},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P118806},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P118806
LB  - CDLI:P118806
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - MVN 16, 0758 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P118806
ER  -
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